Causes of the War
What was the treaty at the end of WW1
Treaty of Versailles
What were the 5 beaches of D-Day
Sword, Gold, Juno, Utah, Omaha
First battle of the Pacific
Pearl Harbor
This was the largest invasion of the Allies into France
D-Day/ Operation Overlord
Who were the leaders or the Axis and Allies?
Axis: Hitler, Tojo, Mussolini
Allies: FDR/Truman, Churchill, Stalin
The first country to be invaded by Germany and Russia
Poland
The first country to be taken by the Allies
Italy
The two bloodiest battles in the Pacific
Iwo Jima and Okinawa
The last offensive attack by the Germans, which was a huge defeat for them.
Battle of the Bulge
Auschwitz
British ally that was invaded and later liberated
France
African American fighter pilots
Red Tails/ Tuskegee Airmen
Key victory to stop Japan from invading Australia
Coral Sea
This was the operation that the US first entered the war at
Operation Toarch
What things people do at home to help with the war
buy war bonds, donate blood, ration, work in military factories
The name of the joining of Germany, Austria, and Hungry
Anschluss
What was Hitler's lightning warfare
Blitzkrieg
Turning point of the Pacific
Midway
This major battle caused the US to join the war
Attack of Pearl Harbor
Double Points:
What was the name of the bombs dropped in Japan and the names of the planes that dropped them
Nagasaki: Bockscar- Fat Man
What did Germany gain from the Munich Pact
Sudetenland (bored area of Czechoslovakia and Germany)
What was considered the worst Allied defeat in Europe
Operation Square Market
Worst defeat of US in Pacific
Soloman Islands
Major battle of Africa that became the turning point for the Allies
El Alamein
What was the first US liberated camp in Germany
Dachau